Wire-stretcher.



PATENTED OCT. 3, 1905.

J. A. & J. H. KIMBRO.

WIRE STRETCHER.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 3,1905.

Inventors Attorneys UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIoE.

JOHN A. KIMBRO AND JEREMIRAH H. KIMBRO, OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS.

WlRE-STRETCHER.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1905.

Application filed July 3,1905. Serial No. 268,165.

1'0 a 1072,0121, it ntay concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN A. KIMBRo and J EREMIRAH H. KIMBRO, citizensof the United States, residing at Georgetown, in the county of'illiamson and State of Texas, have invented a new and usefulVVire-Stretcher, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wire-stretchers, and has for its object toprovide a device of the class embodying new and improved features ofutility, convenience, indestructibility, and cheapness.

-A further object of the invention is to provide a wire-stretcher whichmay be operated and the wire stapled by a single operator, providing, asit does, a latch for engagement entirely around the post with thestretched wire.

\Vith these and other objects in view, which will appear as the natureof the invention is better understood, the same consists in certainnovel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters,is illustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of the inventioncapable of carrying the same into practical operation, it beingunderstood that the invention is not necessarily limited thereto, asvarious changes in the shape, proportions, and general assemblage of theparts may be resorted to without departing from the principle of theinvention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the improvedwire-stretcher in operative engagement with a post and a wire and inoutline shown with the wire fully stretched and the latch engaging thestretched wire. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the improvedwirestretcher. Fig. 3 is a detail plan view of one of the wire-grips.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of thefigures of the drawings.

In its preferred embodiment the wirestretcher forming the subject-matterof this application comprises a rigid lever 1, provided at one end withanailand staple pulling claw 2 and at its other with a segmental curvedportion 3, proportioned to embrace a post, as 4. The curved portion 3 isprovided throughout all or a portion of its inner curve with teeth orserrations 4, formed each with one inclined face to move easily incontact with the post when the lever is moved in the direction indicatedby the arrow, but to grip the post when the motion is reversed.

At any convenient place, as upon the curve 3, is secured a wire-engagingclaw 5, adapted for use as a come-along. To the lever 1, between thecurve 3 and the claw 2, as at 6, is pivotally secured the link 7, havingpivotally secured at 8, the end opposite the pivot 6, the grip member 9.The grip member 9 is provided with a wire-engaging claw 10 and. with apivoted eccentric grip 11, having teeth 12, arranged in opposed relationto flange 13.

To the extremity of curve 3 is pivotally secured the latch 14, as by theeye 15, engaging within the opening 16. The latch is provided along oneor both longitudinal edges with a series of notches 17, arranged andproportioned for engagement with the wire 15.

In use a wire is engaged by claw 5 and drawn to its approximateposition, after which it is disengaged from claw 5 and engaged by claw10 or eccentric 11, as the form of wire and exigencies of the work makedesirable. The curve 3 is then placed about a post, as shown in Fig. 1,and the lever moved in the direction indicated by the arrow as to theposition shown in outline, when the latch 14 is looped over and the wireengaged in oneof the notches 17, which prevents a backward movement ofthe stretcher, thus holding the wire taut While being stapled.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. In awire-stretcher, a rigid lever having a curve formed at one end andproportioned to embrace a post, a link pivoted to the lever intermediateits ends, a wire-claw and a grip carried upon the end of the link andmeans secured to the end of the curve for engagement with the stretchedwire.

2. In a wire-stretcher, a rigid lever having a curve formed at one endand proportioned to embrace a post, a link pivoted to the leverintermediate its ends, a wire-grip and a wireclaw carried upon the endof the link and a rigid latch pivoted to the end of the curve andarranged for engagement with the stretched WlIG.

3. In a wire-stretcher a rigid lever having a segmental curve at one endproportioned to embrace the post and having serrations upon its internalface, a link pivoted to the lever between the curve and the extremity, awircclaw and a Wire-grip pivotally carried upon the end of the link anda latch member pivotally connected to the extremity of the segmentalcurve and provided with a series of wire-engaging notches.

i In testimony that We claim the foregoing as l our own we have heretoaflixed our signatures 10 in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN A. KIMBRO. J EREMIRAH H. K lMBRO. \Vitnesises:

S. Y. LITTLE, J. A. REDFERD.

